SJAM Winter Trail Fundraising Update

Update by Dovercourt Recreation Association
October 30, 12:59 PM

Just under $200 to reach our $17,500 goal and then its the home stretch! We are planning on some exciting partnership activities with the The Canadian War Museum and the SJAM Winter Trail is the perfect way to get there including their onsite licensed cafe! Please help us finish by sharing this with your friends and family. We’re almost there!

For more information and a great video click here. Project’s regular web site is http://www.wintertrail.ca/

Background: Fundraiser for New Ottawa River Winter Trail Project

From https://fundrazr.com/SJAM.Winter.Trail
Winter Trail Progress as of 20161030

  • 16 km trail network that extends along 6 km of beautiful Ottawa River shoreline.
    • From: Canadian War Museum in the East.
    • To: Dominion Station in the West.
    • Along the way: Westboro Beach, Island Park, Champlain Park forest trails, Remic Park, Lemieux Island crossing, Prince of Wales train bridge.
  • All winter long: 3-4 grooming sessions a week from first snow to spring melt.
  • Professional standard: main trails will feature parallel machine-groomed classic ski tracks with firm-packed “cordouroy” centre.
  • Multi-use: suitable for skiing skate-skiing, walking, running, fat-tire cycling.
  • Side trails: Smaller trails will snake through scenic parks and forests, and connect the trail with side trails, access points, and transit.
  • FREE for the public to use! No permits required. Just strap on your skis and go!
  • We’ve already done it! Our February 2016 pilot project was a runaway hit; we counted 216 trail users in just one hour!
  • We’ve got permission to do it again! The National Capital Commission has given us the go-ahead and support needed for us to use their land for at least the next 3-5 years!

To make this happen, the organizers have to show solid community backing for the project. Which means at least 1/3 of their costs have to be covered by fund-raising campaigns like this one – with the rest coming from sponsors, grants, and government. Your TAX DEDUCTIBLE donation: will help them buy, maintain, and fuel their grooming machine, and pay their trail groomer for the first season. Then, if they do very well, your funds will begin to cover the next few years as well.

Urban Forest Plan Consultation – November 21

From: Urbantree/Arbreurbain <urbantree@ottawa.ca>
Date: 2016-10-24 12:42 GMT-04:00
Subject: You’re invited! Consultations on the draft Urban Forest Management Plan / Soyez de la partie! Consultations sur la version provisoire du Plan de gestion de la forêt urbaine

Urban Trees: Putting Down Roots for the Future

WE NEED YOUR INPUT!

Urban Forest Plan Tree.jpegPlease join us to discuss the draft Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP). Your input is important and will help inform the final plan.

Please register for one of the three sessions offered:

Monday, November 21
1 to 4 p.m.
Council Chambers, Ottawa City Hall
110 Laurier Avenue West

Monday, November 21
6 to 9 p.m.
Council Chambers, Ottawa City Hall
110 Laurier Avenue West

Tuesday, November 22
6 to 9 p.m.
Council Chambers, Ottawa City Hall
110 Laurier Avenue West

Please register by November 16, 2016

Input will also be collected through an online survey. Once you have read the draft UFMP, please complete the Phase 2 Consultation Survey by November 30, 2016.

The City’s Urban Forest Management Plan is intended to provide strategic and technical guidance to achieve urban forest sustainability in Ottawa over the next 20 years. Following our well attended and very informative Input and Visioning Workshop one year ago, a draft UFMP has been developed and we are looking for your input. We hope that you will attend.

Questions

Martha Copestake
613-580-2424, extension 17922
martha.copestake@ottawa.ca
http://ottawa.ca/urbanforest
*Accessibility is an important consideration for the City of Ottawa. If you require special accommodation, please contact Martha Copestake no later than Monday, November 14, 2016.

Forêt urbaine: DES RACINES POUR L’AVENIR

NOUS SOLLICITONS VOS COMMENTAIRES!

Urban Forest Plan Tree.jpegVenez discuter de la version préliminaire du Plan de gestion de la forêt urbaine. Vos précieux commentaires nous aideront à rédiger la version définitive du plan.

Veuillez vous inscrire à l’une des trois séances suivantes:

Le lundi 21 novembre
De 13 h à 16 h
Salle du Conseil, hôtel de ville d’Ottawa
110, avenue Laurier Ouest

Le lundi 21 novembre
De 18 h à 21 h
Salle du Conseil, hôtel de ville d’Ottawa
110, avenue Laurier Ouest

Le mardi 22 novembre
De 18 h à 21 h
Salle du Conseil, hôtel de ville d’Ottawa
110, avenue Laurier Ouest

VEUILLEZ VOUS INSCRIRE D’ICI LE 16 novembre 2016.

Un sondage en ligne permettra aussi de recueillir des commentaires. Lisez la version préliminaire du Plan de gestion de la forêt urbaine, puis répondez au sondage consultatif (phase 2) d’ici le 30 novembre 2016.

Le Plan de gestion de la forêt urbaine de la Ville vise à définir une orientation stratégique et technique qui assurera la durabilité de la forêt urbaine d’Ottawa au cours des 20 prochaines années. Une version provisoire de ce plan a été élaborée après notre atelier de réflexion et de discussion très couru et informatif tenu il y a un an, et nous sollicitons maintenant vos commentaires. Nous espérons que vous serez des nôtres.

Questions

Martha Copestake
613-580-2424, extension 17922
martha.copestake@ottawa.ca
http://ottawa.ca/forêturbaine
* La Ville d’Ottawa accorde une grande importance à l’accessibilité. Si vous avez besoin de mesures d’adaptation particulières, veuillez communiquer avec Martha Copestake au plus tard le lundi 14 novembre 2016.

Recent Swarmings on Bayswater Avenue

From: <noreply@ottawapolice.ca>
Date: Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 9:12 AM
Subject: Ottawa Police – Suspects sought in recent swarmings

Suspects sought in recent swarmings

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 9:10 am

(Ottawa)— The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit is investigating two weekend swarmings in the same area and is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the suspects responsible.

On October 21, 2016, at approximately 9:00 pm, a lone male victim was walking through an alleyway that runs between Spadina Avenue and Bayswater Avenue when approached by three suspects. One male brandished a handgun which was pointed at the victim. The suspects took various items from the victim, including his wallet, phone, and some groceries which the victim had just purchased. The suspects then fled the scene.

The suspects were described as:

#1: black male, English speaking with a Jamaican accent, approximately 6’1″-6’2″ (185cm-188cm), approximately 20-25 years old, slender build, short black hair. The suspect was wearing a black bandana covering his nose, below his eyes and down the rest of his face. Subject was wearing a black or dark hooded jacket, black jeans or pants.

#2: black male, English speaking with a Jamaican Accent, approximately 5’10” (178cm), slender build, 20-25 years old, short black hair. The subject was wearing a dark hooded jacket and a bandana covering his nose, under his eyes and down the rest of his face.

#3: male approx. 5’10” (178cm), slender build, wearing a tight mask like neoprene covering his whole face. The mask may have had a white design on it. Ethnicity unknown.

On October 22, 2016, at approximately 11:00 pm, a lone female victim was walking in the area of Bayswater Avenue / Gladstone Avenue when she came upon 3-4 males. As the victim passed by, one of the males demanded whatever she had on her. They then surrounded her until she produced cash and her cellphone. One of the suspects was armed with a knife.

The suspects in this instance are described as:

#1: Caucasian male, approximately 5’8”-6’0” (174cm-183cm), slim build, wearing dark clothing. He had a balaclava concealing his face.

#2: Black male, approximately 5’6” (168cm), slim build, wearing a red hooded jacket and possibly red jogging pants. He was also wearing a balaclava.

#3 and #4 suspects have no description.

It is unclear at this time if the two investigations are definitively linked.

Extra vigilance is recommended as these investigations proceed, particularly for persons walking alone in this area during the evening hours. Attached are some safety tips related to swarmings and personal robberies: https://www.ottawapolice.ca/en/safety-and-crime-prevention/Personal-Robbery-and-Swarmings.asp

Anyone with information regarding this robbery, or any robbery, is asked to call the Ottawa Police’s Robbery Unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 5116. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or by downloading the Ottawa Police app.

Mental health in our community – November 1

From: Emilie Hayes [mailto:ehayes@swchc.on.ca]
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 12:59 PM
Subject: Mental health in our community: November 1, 7-8:30pm at Hintonburg Community Centre

Please share widely! This upcoming session is for everyone – those who live, work and/or volunteer in the community. Please share with local businesses, community agencies, and neighbours! (apologies for cross postings)

A public conversation on:
Mental health in our community

November 1, 7-8:30pm
Hintonburg Community Centre

Join us to explore how we can build an inclusive community that supports those with mental health challenges.

  • Hear insights on mental illness
  • Discover resource available in the community
  • Learn practical strategies to de-escalate incidents and strategies to promote inclusion

Light refreshments provided, childminding available

For more information, contact:
Emilie Hayes
Community Developer
Somerset West Community Health Centre
613-238-8210, ext. 2250
ehayes@swchc.on.ca
http://www.swchc.on.ca/

MentalHealthPosterUpdate.jpeg

MentalHealthPosterUpdate.pdf

Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for 2016-10-24

This week’s topics:

  • Ottawa Police gift shop now online – Moved from physical store to online, proceeds go to charity.
  • 2016 Thomas G. Flanagan S.C. Scholarship – Celebrating the day when women were declared persons under the law.

– Alex

—– Forwarded Message —–
Subject: Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for October 24
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 13:37:20 -0400
From: Dawn Neilly <wellingtoncpc@gmail.com>

Attached is the Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for October 24, 2016. Please feel free to pass it on to anyone who might be interested in reading it. Any comments, information or requests to be added to or deleted from the list may be sent to wellingtoncpc@gmail.com. Any queries for Cst. Dawn Neilly may be sent directly to neillyd@ottawapolice.ca.

NeighbourhoodWatch-2016-10-24.pdf

Champlain Speaker Paper Editions Archive

We now have a web page with our collection of recent paper editions of the Champlain Speaker, in PDF format. These are the ones delivered to the doorsteps of our neighbourhood by a band of volunteers (thanks!), with some production support from the Ottawa Citizen (thanks too!).

The list on our main web page was getting too big, so now the archive has its own page at https://champlainpark.org/champlain-speaker/

Update: Champlain Park – Park Land Expansion Proposal

Important:
Closing date for Councillor receiving your comments is October 31, 2016.

We would like to give a big thank-you to all those who made it to our best attended community meeting on September 27, 2016 with Councillor Jeff Leiper, discussing the proposed park land expansion within Champlain Park, involving the closure and conversion of a portion of Pontiac street.

possible-champlian-park-parkland-expansion

On the following Thursday and Friday after the meeting, Jeff did his own traffic survey of the traffic flow along the part of Pontiac Street in question. Below is a snippet of Jeff’s traffic survey counts which were published in his weekly Kitchissipi Ward Newsletter. For the complete article of Jeff’s observations, comments and counts regarding this proposal, please see his newsletter at: http://kitchissippiward.ca/content/update-potential-pontiac-closure

Traffic counts (snippet from Jeff’s Kitchissippi Ward Newsletter – October 1)
On Thursday morning, I did a count from 7:30 to 9:15 am.
On Pontiac westbound I observed:
From Northwestern: 9 vehicles, of which 8 had kids visible
From Carleton: 14 vehicles, of which 10 had kids visible and one bus
4 bikes
10 pedestrians
On Pontiac eastbound I observed:
One vehicle – a resident of the Keyworth/Cowley block
One vehicle from Cowley
12 vehicles from Keyworth, of which 4 were buses
7 vehicles from Patricia, of which 1 was a bus
33 bikes
6 pedestrians
On Friday, I was out from 3:15-5:05 and counted on Pontiac in the stretch we’re floating closing:
15 cars westbound that came from Northwestern
4 cars westbound that came from Carleton
17 cars eastbound from Cowley. My impression is that these were almost all Tunney’s parkers.
17 cars eastbound from Keyworth, including 7 that had a child visible in the car (my assumption is that these are pick-ups from the school), and 3 buses
10 cars eastbound from Patricia, including 6 that had a child visible in the car (again, I’m making an assumption of pick-ups)
2 bikes eastbound, and 15 bikes westbound
14 pedestrians eastbound, and 25 pedestrians westbound. As you might imagine, a very large number of these westbound pedestrians looked like they were headed to their car from Tunney’s Pasture.
As an observation, the school rush lasts for about 10 minutes immediately after the bell. Traffic is extremely light outside of that period.

Councillors next update
Jeff Leiper will be updating the Community on this proposal in a mid-November time-frame after he has received additional community comments and made further consultations.  Jeff has also done a preliminary discussion of the proposal with the City and he found there were no infrastructure issues and that there may be funding options available through grants.

October 31, 2016  – Closing date for receiving your comments
We strongly encouraged you to send your comments if you haven’t already done so before the closing date to: Councillor Jeff Leiper  Jeff.Leiper@Ottawa.ca